Baseball Recap: Friday's Win Is Pike Liberal Arts' Seventh in Last Eight Outings

With a playoff win on the line, Pike Liberal Arts rose to the challenge on Friday. They skirted past the Reeltown Rebels 12-11. That's the first time they've managed to beat them this season, with their most recent win being a 10-4 victory on Friday.

Pike Liberal Arts is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 21-16 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.8 runs on average over those games. As for Reeltown, with the defeat, they broke their five-game winning streak and moved their record to 24-13.

The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Pike Liberal Arts beat the Rebels by a score of 10-4 later that day.